http://medicscribe.com/2008/04/equipment-brain-malfunction/ Peter Canning's EMS Journal Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://medicscribe.com/2008/04/equipment-brain-malfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-7059 Rogue Medic Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:40:00 +0000 http://streetwatch.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/equipment-brain-malfunction#comment-7059 Seems to be the things that you think you have already checked that cause the most problems. Seems to be the things that you think you have already checked that cause the most problems.

]]> http://medicscribe.com/2008/04/equipment-brain-malfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-7058 Anonymous Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:59:00 +0000 http://streetwatch.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/equipment-brain-malfunction#comment-7058 I worked for a small rural service that had 3 ambulances, though each were distinct since they were on something of a rotational replacement schedule (generally meant that the third unit was ancient and only used for training or in emergencies since we could rarely get a off duty crew to man it anyway).</>But the interior configurations were mostly the same, and each had its own equipment, the only thing that was ever removed from them was the Narcs which had to be check out at the beginning of your shift (though generally this was done from medic to medic and the inventory was just check so it didn't get removed anyway).</>I liked this system. it was a bit on the expensive side since it meant the service had to maintain 3 sets of montors and other equipment, but it was easy;</>Walk in, do a quick inventory, the 2nd crew would do their's and the third ambulance. If there was a problem you could just jump in a different unit or, in one case, have one of the deputies bring you a ambulance that you hadn't just dropped the transmission out of. I worked for a small rural service that had 3 ambulances, though each were distinct since they were on something of a rotational replacement schedule (generally meant that the third unit was ancient and only used for training or in emergencies since we could rarely get a off duty crew to man it anyway).But the interior configurations were mostly the same, and each had its own equipment, the only thing that was ever removed from them was the Narcs which had to be check out at the beginning of your shift (though generally this was done from medic to medic and the inventory was just check so it didn’t get removed anyway).I liked this system. it was a bit on the expensive side since it meant the service had to maintain 3 sets of montors and other equipment, but it was easy;Walk in, do a quick inventory, the 2nd crew would do their’s and the third ambulance. If there was a problem you could just jump in a different unit or, in one case, have one of the deputies bring you a ambulance that you hadn’t just dropped the transmission out of.

]]> http://medicscribe.com/2008/04/equipment-brain-malfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-7057 Anonymous Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:13:00 +0000 http://streetwatch.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/equipment-brain-malfunction#comment-7057 they really need to supply you with more than enough equipment to go around. thats just silly. they really need to supply you with more than enough equipment to go around. thats just silly.

]]> http://medicscribe.com/2008/04/equipment-brain-malfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-7056 Anonymous Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:40:00 +0000 http://streetwatch.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/equipment-brain-malfunction#comment-7056 Happens to everybody. The other day I worked a shift that started way earlier than I was used to, and my brain was only half awake. While waiting for my partner I checked my truck all out. Partner didn't show, so I had to bring the truck into the city to find a partner. When I went to leave, found no keys anywhere for that truck. So I took another one. I got half-way to the city before I woke up and realized I hadn't actually checked the truck I was in. Pulled over into a parking lot and did it all there. Luckily, the last crew had left it in good shape! Happens to everybody. The other day I worked a shift that started way earlier than I was used to, and my brain was only half awake. While waiting for my partner I checked my truck all out. Partner didn’t show, so I had to bring the truck into the city to find a partner. When I went to leave, found no keys anywhere for that truck. So I took another one. I got half-way to the city before I woke up and realized I hadn’t actually checked the truck I was in. Pulled over into a parking lot and did it all there. Luckily, the last crew had left it in good shape!

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